Category Archives: BABY

FREEBIE Garter Ear Flap Hat

Garter Ear Flap Hat

People get busy around this time of year, so I thought I’d send out some knit-spiration in smaller portions.  It’s also baby season, so what could be better than a knitterly little hat as a gift?  You can use any worsted yarn, but we saw the pattern knit up by MySweetSaina with Malabrigo Rios and thought it looked sublime (she used the colours 43 Plomo and 57 English Rose)! If you want to use a yarn that’s a little less dear try Berroco Vintage or for a cotton Cascade Avalon, all three yarns are machine washable.

Size

  • Baby (Toddler, Kid, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
  • Finished Circumference: 14 (16, 17 3/4, 19 3/4, 21 3/4, 23 1/2)”
  • Finished Height: 7 1/4 (8, 9, 10, 11 1/2, 12 3/4)” from bottom of ear flap to top of hat, not including tassel

Materials

  • Malabrigo Rios: 1 skein
  • 5mm/US8 – 16″ circular needles (12″ for Baby size)
  • 4.5mm/US7 – 16″ circular needles (12″ for Baby size)
  • 4.5mm/US7 double pointed needles
  • 5 removable stitch markers (1 stitch markers of a different colour to indicate end-of-round)
  • FREE Pattern

Other Yarn Options

 

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New Store Project: Kid’s Fruit Caps

Berroco Maya Berry Hats 1

Berroco Maya Berry Hats 2

Berry Hat

We finished these hats a few weeks ago with the intention of modelling them on my niece & nephew. Unfortunately, they are extremely busy little people. I keep bringing the bats along when I’m with them and they keep me so busy I forget to get the pics. I think I will need another adult around to wrangle a brother-sister ‘photo shoot’.

We used Berroco Maya, a soft, comfortable, easy to knit/crochet blend of cotton & baby alpaca. One skein of the main colour makes 2 hats (one baby sized, one kid sized). We used 4.5mm/US7 needles, but they yarn is pretty flexible and you could go down to a 4mm/US6.

The pattern we used is the Kid’s Fruit Cap, a ‘tried & true’ hard-copy loose-leaf pattern from Ann Norling.

Shop Online Button Turquoise

Rikke: Baby Style

Rikke Hat 
I made some quick Rikke Hats for my niece & nephew last fall, but getting pictures of those squirrely kids took substantially longer. Pictured above, Ben has adopted his as an inspiration cap, and wears it during his creative endeavours. 

The hat is very stretchy and elastic, a great garment that has grown with the kids! Also an added benefit, garter stitch is an excellent way to deal with yarns with colourways that pool.


New Yarn: Cascade Avalon


Cascade Avalon is everything we look for in a staple yarn, and we think you will love it! It’s soft, comfortable, affordable, machine wash AND dryable, and of course easy to knit with. It’s baby/kid/man/pet friendly, vegan, and allergy free. The colours are clear, bright and saturated. 
  • 50% cotton, 50% acrylic
  • 100g/160m
  • worsted to aran weight
  • 4.5mm to 5mm needles (US7 to 8)
  • 18 to 16 sts = 4″
  • Machine wash, tumble try low



Photo: Jelly Wares

Granny Stripes



Photo: Carol J. Sulcoski

Heavenly Heathers



Photo: Linden Down

Baby + Child Sophisticate





Photo: Espace Tricot

Chevron Baby Blanket



Photo: April Klich

Cuddly Chevron Baby Blanket




Photo: Kate Jackson

Parallels Sweater


Don’t forget our FLASH SALE also ends on April 11th! Take an Extra 20% off all Cashmere, Angora, and other select yarns, in store and online.

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New Store Sample: Pebbles Baby Vest

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Last week Liane whipped up this adorable little baby vest, Pebbles, with less than 1 skein of Madeline Tosh Tosh Merino DK.

The Yarn
OMG, Madeline Tosh Tosh Merino DK  is a yummy, yummy yarn! It’s a 100% merino superwash, squishy single ply, with a little bit of sheen, and the beautiful subtle colouring Tosh is know for. It’s called a DK but it blooms, so we used a 4mm needle. 

The Pattern
1. It’s free.  2. It’s been pretty popular on Ravelry and has over 3400 projects, so there are lots of notes from other people.  3. It’s only one size, but if you want to make it larger consider browsing through some of the aforementioned notes.  4. It comes from the mind of professional designer Nikol Lohr, but it’s a “this is how I did it” freebie.  

Details
Yarn: Madeline Tosh Tosh Merino DK, 1 skein 
Needles: 4mm needles
Notions: 7 little buttons + matching thread
Pattern: FREE Pebbles
Ravelry Project: Here

New Store Project: Bulky Chevron Baby Blanket

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We finished this great chevron baby blanket a couple of weeks ago with Juniper Moon Yearling and I love it more every day! 

The Yarn
I really loved working with  Juniper Moon Yearling, after the project I was done I was still itching to work with it. It’s a blend of cotton & wool that feels like a cotton with squish (ie. the cotton of my fantasies). It’s also slightly textured which gave it a smidge of rustic interest (cottons are so often smooth and a little on the boring side).

The Pattern
The pattern was free and pretty straightforward, just two rows. It was not hard, but I had to pay attention because both of the rows were action rows, neither were holiday rows (straight knitting). Basically, Row 1 makes decreases, and Row 2 makes increases (in contrast to a feather & fan pattern that creates both increases and decreases in the same row). Another hitch was that stitch markers weren’t as easy to use as in a regular feather and fan pattern. My solution: A. I used two colours of locking stitch markers, one for Row 1 and one for Row 2, and B. the markers will be one stitch short of the correct count, so when I reached the correct colour marker for my row I moved it one stitch to the left. 

Details
Yarn: Juniper Moon Yearling, 1 skein in each of 7 colours
Needles: 7mm-29″ circular needles
Notions: Clover locking stitch markers
Pattern: FREE Chevron Baby Blanket by Purl Soho
Ravelry Project: Here

Kits
The yarn has unfortunately been discontinued (I don’t know why, it’s lovely), but we’ve made up kits with what we have left. We sold two kits as soon as they hit the shelf, and as of this blog post we have four left: 3 rainbow combos (the sample above) and 1 boy colour combo (greens, blues & grey). Each kit comes in a zipper project bag and they are on SALE!

BUY KITS HERE


New Free Pattern: Rialto Baby Beanie


Rialto Baby Beanie

Size
° preemie (newborn, baby, toddler)
° Head circumference: 11(12-13, 14-15, 16-17)” or 27.5(30-32.5, 35-37.5, 40-42.5)cm

Materials
° Debbie Bliss Rialto DK Print;50g/105m, 1 ball
° 4mm-16” circular needles
° 3.5mm-16” circular needles
° 4mm double pointed needles
° 1 stitch marker
° darning needle (preferably pointy & small)

Hat on the left:
Newborn size, Debbie Bliss CashmerinoDK colour 18 (navy), Debbie Bliss Rialto DK Print 05 (Ravenna)

Hat on the right:
Toddler size, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK colour 43 (beige), Debbie Bliss Rialto DK Print 01 (Florence)



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NEW YARN ALERT: Debbie Bliss Rialto DK Print


Rialto DK Print is a fab new yarn from Debbie Bliss which we are sure you’ll love. It is made with soft, 100% Superwash Merino Wool – which means it’s great for everybody and everything, including kids, men, blankets, etc, even boot socks! It knits up in stripes that will wow everyone. Use Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK in a contrasting colour for ribbing to make your stripes pop!
  • Available in 6 self-striping colourways
  • 50g/ 105m
  • 22 sts & 30 rows = 10cm/4″ on 4mm needles
  • Machine wash cool, lay flat to dry
  • $9.97 per ball




 

I know it’s hard to visualize how the yarn will knit up, so take a peek at the patterns from the Debbie Bliss Rialto DK Print Book drew up for this yarn HERE

Nutmeag made these Striped Baby Legwarmers (free pattern Legwarmies) with 1 ball of Rialto DK Print and 1 ball of contrasting yarn.  Or Try Hopscotch (another free pattern) for children’s sizes.




Make a Caramel cardie (free pattern) using Rialto DK Print alternated with a solid contrast colour of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK. 




I think it would make an amazing Chevron Baby Blanket (use 4mm needles and cast on 193sts for a blanket about 31″ wide) but keep in mind the striping will be much narrower. 




More modest striping options: use  Rialto DK Print alternated with a solid contrast colour of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK for pattern OhLaLa. 



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Baby Bolero

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Pretty Damn adorable! Came across this freebie Baby Bolero on Ravelry, it’s so simple yet effective, and cute! 

Baby Bolero
  • 6 mo size : 2 skeins Noro Silk Garden, 4.5mm needles, 4.5mm double pointed needles
  • 1 yr size: 2 skeins Noro Odori, 6mm needles, 6mm double pointed needles

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Hudson’s Bay Company Baby Blanket

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I love the simple aesthetic and nostalgia of the HBC blanket.  


Hudson’s Baby Baby Crib Blanket


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